Short biography

xi. me long rdo rje (Chengdu 244, R 196)
His ('khrul zhig seng ge rgyal po) disciple was me long rdo rje who was born to bsam yas, a yogin, and 'bar ma at sgrags phu in the year Water-Female-Hare (chu mo yos—1243 A.D.). At the age of 9, he took up ordination in the presence of the mahāsiddha za lung pa and the mahā-upādhyāya se lung pa. While he was meditating at rangs mtsho, his understanding blossomed forth, and he obtained the faculty of prescience. At the age of 16, he performed about a hundred gaṇacakras at zhogs stengs of sgrags phu and perceived the Relative meaning of Nature (gnas lugs stong pa nyid). Then he visited various places and attended on many teachers.

At dung lung he heard the voices of ḍākiṇīs. At ka ba can, he saw in the sky Vārahī (phag mo) and za lung pa. At the age of 26, he obtained numerous instructions, while attending on 'khrul zhig dar ma, sprul sku rgya mtsho and others. He also obtained many instructions from mdo bo ras pa of mtshur phu, and 'khrul zhig dbon po of dgon rtse. He practiced meditation at mkhan pa ljongs, mkhan pa gling, seng ge rdzong, kun bzangs gling and mkhar chu, and labored for the welfare of living beings.